Flight Deal: NYC to Georgia (the Country) from $490

It's a flight deal we don't see often on an airline you'll actually want to fly (no hidden fees here): Readers' Choice Award-winning Turkish Airlines is offering $490 round-trip flights to Tbilisi, Georgia between now and late March. If you haven't heard, a trip to Georgia is the hot new thang. At the foot of the Caucasus, where Europe meets Asia, the country made it onto our top places to travel in 2018 list, thanks largely to serious investment in tourism infrastructure in its capital (lots of new hotels) and great reasons to go...like wine.

Scientist recently discovered that as far back as 6000 B.C., prehistoric farmers were making wine in southern Georgia—the country's "amber" wine is UNESCO-protected. Today, local vineyards supply wine to top restaurants around the world, like London favorite Ottolenghi. City slicker in you want to stay among civilization? You finally have a luxury hotel option in Tbilisi; head to the impeccably designed Rooms Hotel (the bellhops look straight out of Grand Budapest Hotel).

More of the outdoors type? You can plan a trip to Georgia just to ski or hike. Resorts like Gudauri are less crowded (and less expensive) than Europe's more popular ski spots. Plus, the country lays claim to four of Europe’s ten highest summits and more than 100 miles of waymarked trails. Depending on your adventure threshold, you can just day hike past UNESCO World Heritage guard towers or head out on a four-day trek to Ushguli—the highest continually inhabited settlement in Europe. Make sure to check the U.S. State Department's travel advisory if you plan to wander the countryside and avoid two specific, Russian-controlled areas on the northern border: South Ossetia and Abkhazia, neither of which are regular tourist destinations.

How to book: Head to Google Flights to find the best deals on Turkish. Using the "airline" dropdown, select only Turkish to help weed out the more expensive flights. Then, the cheapest of all will be highlighted in green. Note, most flights have a six- to seven-hour layover in Istanbul. The U.S. State Department has labeled Turkey a level three risk, encouraging U.S. citizens to reconsider travel to certain areas of the country, especially along the Syrian border. Read the full travel advisory and use your best judgement should you decide to leave the airport.